While volleyball has a defined season for high school athletes, the sport never truly goes out of season in Aberdeen thanks to a facility designed to help aspiring young players.
The Matchbox Recreation Center is home to more than 400 volleyball players ranging in age from 3 to seniors in high school. It started in 2019 as an idea from Alexz Smith, Owner and Director of Operations. She has a strong background in volleyball as a former player and current assistant coach at Northwestern, as well as being a club coach for nearly 15 years.
“We had a club volleyball program in town and it was kind of dissolving, so we were trying to figure out what to do,” Smith said. “I have a background in both business and coaching so it was a natural fit for me to kind of do something on my own, still give our kids an opportunity to play volleyball in our area.”
Smith said she sought out the opinions from a variety of volleyball friends to find out the best way to meet the needs o
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